Co-founder and CEO of The Warming Surfaces Company - Jani-Mikael Kuusisto’s Experience

In this episode, Jani-Mikael Kuusisto describes his career path in the corporate world and how he switched over to founding and running his own startup. We discuss:

His current role:

• 0:27: Overview of his current role as CEO 
• 1:26: His schedule balancing being CEO and a Director of another company
• 2:14: What a typical day or week in his role as CEO entails
• 3:49: His process of acquiring funding for a startup 
• 5:18: What he does around proof of concept for his product
• 6:28: How social his role is
• 7:05: What he likes and finds challenging about his role 
• 8:01: The signs of success for a startup
• 9:00: His role in recruiting talent 

His career path:

• 10:26: The major steps of his career path
• 14:08: How he became CEO
• 15:53: What he learned he did and didn't want in a job
• 18:15: Opportunities to grow as a CEO

Career advice:

• 19:52: Advice on how to be resilient 
• 21:10: Advice on when to attempt entrepreneurship
• 23:19: Advice on how to balance practicality with passion in one's career
• 24:46: Advice on how to develop interpersonal skills
• 26:06: How to find job opportunities 
• 27:17: Why everyone should think of themselves as an entrepreneur regardless of their career